Senior Project Manager, Lighting & Construction

Finlink Group; Laval; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Finlink Group is seeking a Project Manager who thrives on turning complex projects into on-time, on-budget results. You’ll own projects from award to closeout and act as the glue between clients, sales, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning, and finance.

You will lead Coordinators, coordinate with engineering for shop drawings, manage budgets, risks, and change orders, and keep stakeholders informed. This role suits a proactive, organized communicator in a fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, ideally in lighting, construction, or manufacturing.
• Track record managing multiple projects, schedules, and budgets.
• Comfortable reading and working through contracts, proposals, RFPs, specs, and change orders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and juggle competing demands.
• Clear communicator with solid stakeholder management and customer service instincts.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the master project schedule, spotting issues early, setting priorities, and coordinating across sales, design, estimating, procurement, installation, commissioning, client services, and finance
• Serve as the main point of contact linking clients, sales, operations, finance, and leadership
• Build and maintain detailed project timelines using Excel or dedicated software, adjusting dates as real world issues come up and keeping the project on track
• Spot potential risks early and put plans in place to manage them before they become problems
• Review contracts, proposals, RFPs, and budgets closely to confirm delivery matches what was promised
• Plan and run internal and client meetings, including kickoffs, progress check ins, closeouts, and postmortems
• Field client questions on status, timelines, invoicing, and service needs, keeping satisfaction high throughout
• Draft and oversee purchase orders and contract paperwork with Project Coordinators and the Procurement team
• Work with the engineering team to coordinate custom shop drawings and photometric reports based on client requirements
• Liaise with third party vendors and partners, including coordinating on site commissioning
• Manage change requests with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers, keeping accurate change order logs and documentation
• Track and report on material arrivals to job sites, keeping schedules aligned
• Resolve on site installation issues quickly, whether that's a missed fixture, a defective product, or subpar work
• Maintain and reconcile project budgets, investigate variances, and support accounting with what's needed for invoicing and payment sign off
• Help build and refine SOPs and templates, contributing ideas as the company continues to grow

Skills

Project management

Client relations

Stakeholder management

Time management

Communication

Tools

Asana

Monday.com

Excel

MS Office

PM software

Job description

Finlink Group is seeking a Project Manager who thrives on turning complex projects into on-time, on-budget results. You’ll own projects from award to closeout and act as the glue between clients, sales, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning, and finance.

You will lead Coordinators, coordinate with engineering for shop drawings, manage budgets, risks, and change orders, and keep stakeholders informed. This role suits a proactive, organized communicator in a fast-growing company.